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Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)- Styx (Tommy Shaw, 1978)
Tabbed And Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 124 BPM (4 Min. 4 Sec.) in 'F'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G Be Bass| Chord
------------------ --------------
D5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D
G7s - 3 5 3 5 3 3 G G-C-D-F
A7s - 5 7 5 7 5 5 A A-D-E-G
Dm - x x 0 2 3 1 D A-D-F
Gm - 3 5 5 3 3 3 G G-A#-D
C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
Gm/D - x x 0 3 3 3 D G-A#-D
C/D - x x 0 0 1 0 D G-C-E
A# - x 1 3 3 3 1 A# A#-D-F
F/C - x 3 3 2 1 1 C A-C-F
As4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E
C/A# - x 1 2 0 1 0 A# G-C-E
INTRO: [10.125 M]
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'INTRO' Organ Transposed For Rhythm Guitar -
NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|
A|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|
E|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----|
A|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-|
E|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
NC D5…
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|--------------7-|----------------|
D|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|
A|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
VERSE #1: [8 M]
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| Dm| Gm|
Give me a job… Give me se-… cur-… i-ty…
| C| Dm| Dm|
Give me a chance to sur-vive… I'm just a poor… soul… in the un-em-
| Gm| C A|… |
-ploy-… ment… line… My God, I'm hard-ly a-live… My
VERSE #2: [8 M]
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| Dm| Gm|
mo-ther and fa-… ther,… my wife and my friends,…
| C| Dm|
you've seen them laugh in my face… But I've
| Dm| Gm|
got the pow-… er,… and I've got… the… will,…
| C A|… |
I'm not a char-i-ty case… I'll take… those…
CHORUS #1: [11 M] Last 4.125 Measures = Last 4.125 Measures Of 'INTRO' -
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| Dm Gm/D| C/D Dm| A# C|
long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my eye… in the key…
|…Dm | Dm Gm/D| C/D Dm|
…-hole… If it takes all… that… to be just what I am,… well I'm
|Dm NC |D5 G7s NC|D5 A7s G7s NC|
gon-na be a blue col-lar man…
|NC D5|… |
VERSE #3: [8 M]
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| Dm| Gm|
Make me an of-… fer… that I… can't… re-fuse…
| C| Dm| Dm|
Make me re-spect-a-ble,… man… This is my last… time… in the un-em-
| Gm| C| A|
-ploy-… ment… line,… so like it or… not,… I'll take… those…
CHORUS #2: [7 M]
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| Dm Gm/D| C/D Dm|
long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,…
| A# C| Dm| Dm Gm/D|
keep-in' my back… to the wall… If it takes all… night… to be
| C/D Dm| Dm|
just what I am,… well I'd rath-er be a blue col-lar man…
BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
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| Dm| Dm| Gm| F/C C|
… Keep-… in'… my mind… on a bet-… ter life,… where…
| A#| A#| Dm|NC |
hap-… pi-ness… is on-ly a heart-… beat a-way…
BRIDGE #2: [8 M]
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| Dm| Dm| Gm| F/C C|
Par-… a-dise,… can it… be all… I… heard… it was?… I…
| A#| A# As4|… | A|
close… my eyes… and may-be… I'm al-… read-y there…
GUITAR SOLO #1: [16 M] Play 'VERSE' Chord Pattern TWICE -
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| Dm| Gm| C| Dm| Dm| Gm| C| A|
| Dm| Gm| C| Dm| Dm| Gm| C|
| A|
I'll take… those…
CHORUS #3: [9 M]
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| Dm Gm/D| C/D Dm| A# C|
long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my back… to the wall…
|…Dm | Dm Gm/D| C/D DmNC |
… If it takes all… night… to be just what I am,… well I'm
|NC A#|… | A#|
gon-na be a blue col-lar man…
INTERLUDE #1: [8 M]
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| A# C/A# A#|… C/A#| A# C/A# A#|… C/A#|
Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do… Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do…
| A# C/A# A#|… C/A#| A# C/A# A#|… C/A#|
Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do… Do… do-do… do-do… I'll take… those…
CHORUS #4: [11 M]
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| Dm Gm/D| C/D Dm| A# C|
long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my eye… on the key…
|…Dm | Dm Gm/D| C/D Dm|
…-hole… If it takes all… night… to be just who I am,… well I'd
| A# C| A# C|
rath-er be a blue col-lar, gon-… na be a blue col-lar, gon-…
| A# C Dm|… | DmNC|
…-na be a blue col-lar man…
CODA: [12 M] 1st 1/8-th Note ('NC') From 'CHORUS #4' Last Measure -
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NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|
A|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|
E|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----|
A|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-|
E|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Retard…
NC D5… NC D5…
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--------------7-|----------------|--------------7-|----------------|
D|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|
A|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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Blue Collar Man Long Nights
by Styx
Chords in this song · guitar
E
A
D
G
B
Dm
Gm
C
Gm/D
C/D
A#
F/C
As4
C/A#
Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)- Styx (Tommy Shaw, 1978)
Tabbed And Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 124 BPM (4 Min. 4 Sec.) in 'F'.
Chords Used:
-----------
GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B
e Bass| Chord
------------------ --------------
D5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D
G7s - 3 5 3 5 3 3 G G-C-D-F
A7s - 5 7 5 7 5 5 A A-D-E-G
Dm - x x 0 2 3 1 D A-D-F
Gm - 3 5 5 3 3 3 G G-A#-D
C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
Gm/D - x x 0 3 3 3 D G-A#-D
C/D - x x 0 0 1 0 D G-C-E
A# - x 1 3 3 3 1 A# A#-D-F
F/C - x 3 3 2 1 1 C A-C-F
As4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E
C/A# - x 1 2 0 1 0 A# G-C-E
INTRO: [10.125 M]
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'INTRO' Organ Transposed For Rhythm Guitar -
NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|
A|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|
E|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----|
A|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-|
E|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
NC D5…
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|--------------7-|----------------|
D|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|
A|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
VERSE #1: [8 M]
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Dm Gm
| | |
Give me a job… Give me se-… cur-… i-ty…
C Dm Dm
| | | |
Give me a chance to sur-vive… I'm just a poor… soul… in the un-em-
Gm C A
| | |… |
-ploy-… ment… line… My God, I'm hard-ly a-live… My
VERSE #2: [8 M]
--------
Dm Gm
| | |
mo-ther and fa-… ther,… my wife and my friends,…
C Dm
| | |
you've seen them laugh in my face… But I've
Dm Gm
| | |
got the pow-… er,… and I've got… the… will,…
C A
| |… |
I'm not a char-i-ty case… I'll take… those…
CHORUS #1: [11 M] Last 4.125 Measures = Last 4.125 Measures Of 'INTRO' -
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Dm Gm/D C/D Dm A# C
| | | |
long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my eye… in the key…
Dm Gm/D C/D Dm
|…Dm | | |
…-hole… If it takes all… that… to be just what I am,… well I'm
|Dm NC |D5 G7s NC|D5 A7s G7s NC|
gon-na be a blue col-lar man…
|NC D5|… |
VERSE #3: [8 M]
--------
Dm Gm
| | |
Make me an of-… fer… that I… can't… re-fuse…
C Dm Dm
| | | |
Make me re-spect-a-ble,… man… This is my last… time… in the un-em-
Gm C A
| | | |
-ploy-… ment… line,… so like it or… not,… I'll take… those…
CHORUS #2: [7 M]
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Dm Gm/D C/D Dm
| | |
long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,…
A# C Dm Dm Gm/D
| | | |
keep-in' my back… to the wall… If it takes all… night… to be
C/D Dm Dm
| | |
just what I am,… well I'd rath-er be a blue col-lar man…
BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
---------
Dm Dm Gm F/C C
| | | | |
… Keep-… in'… my mind… on a bet-… ter life,… where…
A# A# Dm
| | | |NC |
hap-… pi-ness… is on-ly a heart-… beat a-way…
BRIDGE #2: [8 M]
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Dm Dm Gm F/C C
| | | | |
Par-… a-dise,… can it… be all… I… heard… it was?… I…
A# A# As4 A
| | |… | |
close… my eyes… and may-be… I'm al-… read-y there…
GUITAR SOLO #1: [16 M] Play 'VERSE' Chord Pattern TWICE -
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Dm Gm C Dm Dm Gm C A
| | | | | | | | |
Dm Gm C Dm Dm Gm C
| | | | | | | |
A
| |
I'll take… those…
CHORUS #3: [9 M]
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Dm Gm/D C/D Dm A# C
| | | |
long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my back… to the wall…
Dm Gm/D C/D Dm
|…Dm | | NC |
… If it takes all… night… to be just what I am,… well I'm
A# A#
|NC |… | |
gon-na be a blue col-lar man…
INTERLUDE #1: [8 M]
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A# C/A# A# C/A# A# C/A# A# C/A#
| |… | |… |
Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do… Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do…
A# C/A# A# C/A# A# C/A# A# C/A#
| |… | |… |
Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do… Do… do-do… do-do… I'll take… those…
CHORUS #4: [11 M]
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Dm Gm/D C/D Dm A# C
| | | |
long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my eye… on the key…
Dm Gm/D C/D Dm
|…Dm | | |
…-hole… If it takes all… night… to be just who I am,… well I'd
A# C A# C
| | |
rath-er be a blue col-lar, gon-… na be a blue col-lar, gon-…
A# C Dm Dm
| |… | NC|
…-na be a blue col-lar man…
CODA: [12 M] 1st 1/8-th Note ('NC') From 'CHORUS #4' Last Measure -
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NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|
A|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|
E|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----|
A|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-|
E|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Retard…
NC D5… NC D5…
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--------------7-|----------------|--------------7-|----------------|
D|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|
A|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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